Changroad
Changroad is a village in the Bhiwani district of the Haryana State, India.
History
The village came into existence nearly 300 years ago when 4 brothers of the Ahir caste, namely Jokhi, Sunder, Bhadsaram and Gokul (Gokal), came into the area and start living there. Over the years, there has been more than 12 generations have lived in the village. The village has four pana's (mohalla), namely Jokhan, Sunderan, Bhadsan and Gokalan, which are extended family of the four brothers.There is one of the oldest person in this village my Grandfather Shri Mulchand Sharma Son of Shokaran sharma with age of 97 yrs old.( Deepak Sharma Son of Bhagwat dayal sharma )
Location and weather
Changroad comes under the Charkhi Dadri taluka (tehsil) of Bhiwani district. It is located 2 km from the Badhwana road at Dadri-Narnaul road. The district headquarters of Bhiwani is approximately 50 km while the tehsil centre, Charkhi Dadri, is about 17 km away. The land is desert. It is extremely hot in the summer and experiences reverse conditions in the winter.
People
Most of the people in Changroad are from the Ahir community, which belong to dabur (dabad) gotra. There is sizable community of other castes, such as Brahmins, Banias, Kumahars, dairzies, Khatis and Harijans. There are also a few houses of Bowarias as well. There is a single Muslin family in the village, who were saved by the village people during the Indo - Pak partition of 1947. As per the 2010-11 census, the population of Changroad is 3,603. There are 1,902 males and 1,701 females. 72% of females are educated, while male are 83%. Almost all the roads of the village are made of concrete and there are option of water drainage system (Nali). The village has 2 primary schools each for boys and girls and one preemptively owned primary school. The Higher secondary school has served the village for more than 40 years. The village has connectivity to cellphone and internet. Bharti Airtel has set a tower near the village bus stop. The public transportation system is fairly basic, even after years of road connectivity to Ch. Dadri and Kanina.
Employment
The majority of the people belong to ancestral farms, but they also exhibit a special attachment towards the Indian Armed Forces. Besides that, the newer generations are more attracted to reputed positions like teaching, engineering and technology.
Agriculture
There is an acute ground level water shortage due to weather conditions as only it rains during the months of July and August. An irrigation canal exists on both sides of village, but normally it is dry, so crops depend mainly on rain. The major crops of this area are millet, wheat, mustard and chickpea/gram.